Adaptive Sound Technologies LectroFan Classic - Global Power Edition - Soothing Sound Machine for Sleep - Built-in Sleep Timer - Compact Design - Relaxation Support - Black

This is a high quality, very attractive, effective sound machine that produces a relatively wide range of frequencies, including into the bass range. Many electronic machines don’t do that. I’ve used the traditional, mechanical type with an actual fan motor for decades, and the LectroFan reproduces all of those sounds well. Plus, it also has a range of white noise settings. It was a very good purchase.

I am nearly 70 and have always had good hearing, but over the past many years my hearing has become more and more sensitive. My hearing test last year rated me as A+. My hearing is so keen that I cannot tolerate what I call unnecessary noise. If I’m in church, people talking and babies crying irritates me to the point that I have to leave or move my seat. If I were relaxing at home, I would be angered by noise from neighbors. I have had to move into an assisted living center due to my old age complications, and the noise from other residents – TVs and music coming from their rooms – was driving me crazy to the point where I would honestly rather be dead than continue living like that. Worse yet, was the amount of noise coming from the working staff! Between shifts or on breaks, they could be heard whooping and hollering it up with rauckus laughter halfway across the building! They didn’t care that some of the residents may be sleeping or resting. They would even yell to each other up and down the halls rather than go closer to each other and talk in a normal voice. I can’t impress upon anybody how I hated this place and having to be here because of the noise. I did not like having someone else’s TV or music blocking my enjoyment of my own TV or preventing me from resting or sleeping peacefully. Then my brother Informed me of this wonderful, magical little machine. It is like the difference between night and day in my room as well as in my head! No longer do I hear even a peep coming from the hallway or from other residents’ rooms. I am in blissful heaven! The only sound I hear is a fan since that is the setting I have chosen. I can easily adapt to the sound of a loud fan in my room. It’s not the same as having total silence, but after a while I don’t even notice the fan sound at all. I have it on 24/7. I cannot recommend this sound machine highly enough for anyone who is trying to block out noise! It’s important to note, that the machine has to be set between you and the offending noise. I have it between my recliner and the door to my room, but when I’m in the bathroom on the other side of the room, I can hear the noise coming from the hallway. So, you may need to have two separate machines going if you have noise coming from more than one direction. It will be money well spent, though!

I haven't even used it for a full night of sleep yet, but I already love it! I turned it on and went through the sounds, and I really like that the sounds actually have some bass to them. I sleep in a somewhat noisy college dorm with thin doors and inconsiderate night owls who slam doors, so I need to use earplugs. But it gets a bit TOO quiet with earplugs. I like to hear the constant sound of a fan, or heating, or water pipes, or any constant sound that buildings make (and these sounds normally have some bass to them). Which is why I purchased this. I also like that it doesn't have any annoying lights that brighten up your bedroom. Another bonus: the sleep timer can be set for any number of hours, unlike in other machines where it's only 15, 30, or 60 minutes. My insomnia can be bad enough to the point that I take 3-4 hours after turning out the lights to fall asleep, so I definitely appreciate being able to set the machine for 5 hours or so. This was definitely designed thoughtfully. My only complaint would be that the cord could be longer, especially since my dorm doesn't have many sockets. But that's nothing an extension cable can't fix. I'll definitely be adding this product to my arsenal of supplies to combat insomnia! (Which includes earplugs, lavender oil, melatonin, diphenhydramine, and sleep sound apps – you can see how desperate I am to have a good night's sleep!) UPDATE: So I've been using this for a few days now. And it's great! Silence is obviously ideal, but if that's not an option, this machine works great to block out annoying noises. I've found it works best when you place it between yourself and the offending noise. It creates a sort of wall of sound, and it blocks out my dad's snoring at night as well as any outside noises like annoying car motors. It also works great when I'm just trying to absorb myself into a novel without distractions. The only thing i would like to see is a remote, and buttons to toggle back and forth between the noises, instead of having to cycle all the way through to get to a certain noise.

I have one of these at home where it keeps me sane. – I live in a noisy, downtown condo, with inner and outer noise. I suffer from misophonia, which means a lot of noises (footsteps, music, car alarms, barking dogs) create great anxiety for me and I cannot sleep; even after the noise ends, I will be so tense I cannot sleep for hours. The noise machine really helps with most noises. I bought this second one for travel. I just returned from a trip to Egypt where I slept better than ever. Normally, I have a lot of trouble sleeping in hotels, especially the first night in a new room. Traveling, the main problem is unfamiliar sounds, not misophonia. Other people I was traveling with mentioned their problems sleeping and wasn’t I bothered by the barking dog or the wedding party or whatever, and I had to smile and say no, I slept just fine with my white noise machine. I think LectroFan owes me some commission from the number of people who then said they were going to buy one for their next trip. From Egypt, I went to a hotel in Michigan where slamming doors and people talking in the halls echoed throughout my room. My white noise machine took care of that. I had no problem with voltage in either location. It worked just fine, just plugged it in and turned it on.

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La migliore macchina per il rumore bianco. Fa solo questo ma lo fa con qualità molto elevata. Chi si lamenta del brutto rumore evidentemente non voleva un rumore bianco ma suoni rilassanti della natura ecc. Questo è puro rumore bianco o di ventola che serve espressamente a coprire i rumori e lo fa in modo incredibile, raggiunge un volume elevatissimo senza mai gracchiare. Quando ti abitui risulta anche rilassante. Ma è ovvio che appena lo senti fa impressione pensare di dormirci. Se non dovete combattere con rumori molesti potreste preferire una macchina che fa anche suoni della natura più rilassanti. Ma per il rumore bianco questa è la migliore. È anche importante scegliere il rumore adatto a voi, che sappia coprire i rumori molesti ma che sia ancje abbastanza dolce (ad esempio per me il rumore rosa/verde è insopportabile ma fortunatamente ci sono quelli marrone e bianco oltre a diverse ventole molto rilassanti). Spero di essere stata utile

Buenas. De lo único que nos arrepentimos mi mujer y yo sobre este producto es sencillamente, no haberlo comprado antes. Es pequeño apenas ocupa espacio y tiene varios sonidos con diferentes tonos para que puedas escoger el que más se adapte a ti, incluído la lluvia. También dispone de botón de volumen. Si te cuesta dormir o te despiertas en nada por vecinos ruidosos o cualquier otro ruido, este aparato es para ti. Totalmente recomendado. El cabezal de nuestra cama da directamente a la pared donde la vecina tiene la televisión y honestamente, ya no escuchamos nada más y dormimos plácidamente. Un envío muy rápido por parte del vendedor y lo recomendamos sin dudarlo al 100x100

How have I managed without this for so long? It might be a lifesaver, Im only on day two so far, but so far so good. I have extremely noisy neighbours and this little machine seem to block out an impressive amount of that noise. I like all the options, it spreads the noise around the room really well. My neighbours are below me so I put the machine close to the floor. I am really happy so far!

Mein superempfindliches Gehör lässt mich leider auch niederfrequente (Brumm-)Töne hören, so dass ich nach meinem Umzug von einer Hauptstaße in eine (vermeintlich) ruhigere Strasse im Stadtrandgebiet, jahrelang durch Brummtöne gefoltert wurde, die außer mir kaum jemand hören konnte. Nichts half und eine wirksame Dämmung der Wohnung war unmöglich, so dass ich über zwei Jahre lang kaum Schlaf finden konnte (zur Erklärung: Brumm- und Dröhngeräusche 24 Stunden am Tag sind um Längen störender/quälender als jede noch so laute Hauptstraße). Notgedrungen bin ich dann erneut umgezogen, diesmal in eine Gegend in der bei meiner Vorabrecherche kein Brummen zu hören war. ZWEI Tage nach meinem Umzug hörte ich plötzlich wieder ein Brummen und war schon völlig am Verzweifeln. Vermutete Ursache diesmal: Mehrere Groß-Baustellen in relativer Nähe, die tatsächlich erst kurz nach meinem Einzug ihren Betrieb aufnahmen und vermutlich Tag und Nacht Wasserpumpen zum Absenken des Grundwasserspiegels laufen lassen. In meiner Verzweiflung habe ich mir bei einem Spezialisten Ohrstöpsel anpassen lassen (werden dem Gehörgang nachgeformt und bieten den bestmöglichen Schallschutz), doch diese konnten den Brummton leider nur abschwächen, nicht aber genug, dass ich ruhig hätte durchschlafen können. Ein Kollege erzählte mir dann von dem "Weißen Rauschen" und das diese Geräte häufig bei Kleinkindern eingesetzt werden, die Einschlafstörungen zeigen. Da ich ja schon alles andere ausprobiert hatte, habe ich dieses Gerät dann auch noch bestellt, obwohl ich mehr als skeptisch war. Tatsächlich sind die diversen Ventilator- und Rauschgeräusche im ersten Moment auch alles andere als angenehm, doch habe ich ein Rauschgeräusch gefunden, dass die Brummfrequenz super überdeckt und durch meine Ohrstöpsel selbst so gut abgemindert wird, dass ich tatsächlich problemlos ein- und durchschlafen kann. Ich stelle mir beim Einschlafen einfach vor, dass ich direkt neben einem reißenden Fluss wohne und empfinde das trotz Ohrstöpseln immer noch hörbare Rauschen dann als angenehme Geräuschkulisse. Also: Das Rauschen allein empfände ich schon als störend beim Einschlafen, denn absolute Stille wäre mir dabei am liebsten. Doch in Kombination mit den Ohrstöpseln ist es top. Hätte ich das Gerät nicht ausprobiert, hätte ich wieder umziehen müssen, denn bei dem vorherrschenden Brummton hätte ich kein Auge zumachen können. So kann ich in meiner Wohnung bleiben und darauf hoffen, dass das Brummen tatsächlich von den Baustellen kommt. Denn diese werden ja irgendwann wieder geschlossen und dann wird es mir ein grosses Vergnügen sein wieder OHNE Hilfsmittel ein- und durchzuschlafen (so wie ich es vorher trotz Hauptstraße direkt vor meinem Fenster auch konnte). Zum Gerät selbst: Es ist klein und kompakt und die Bedienung ist selbsterklärend. Lediglich beim Kabel stutzt man erst, da dort ein Adapter (USB) befestigt ist. Es liegt aber ein passender Stecker bei und man muss die Adapter nur austauschen, dann sieht es wie ein normaler Stecker aus. Also eigentlich sehr praktisch, da man das Gerät dann u.U. auch ins Ausland mitnehmen kann.